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4a body in the form of sananernrnarr JQSIEPH USTJELLO, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO CLEVELAND CtIEt SPECIALTY @GMP-FETE, 0F CLEVELAND, OHEO, A CORFURATION F WEST llltrNi.

METAL CARLENE.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Application filed December 22, 191 Serial No. 1355,338.

To' all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, Josera A. a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Carlines; and l hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

his invention relates to improvements in metal carlines suitable for use in the construction of car-roofs, and pertains more especially to a pressed steel carline suitable for use as one of the transverse members of a car-roof-frame comprising two vlaterally spaced side plates adapted to be braced apart and tied together by carlines embodying my invention.

@ne object of this invention is to produce a pressed steel carline piece and having strong end-portions and suitable for use in eiciently bracing apart and in tying together the hereinbefore mentioned side plates.

Another object is to producea carline of the character indicated which has such contour that it can be readily pressed at one operation by means of dies from a single oblong steel plate or sheet of the required dimensions.

Another vobject is to produce a ycarline Aof the character indicated which not only has a trough and has two seat-members formed at opposite ends respectively of the car e for seating the care on the hereinbefore mentioned side plates, butV has a strong and durable connection between each of said seat-members and the adjacent end of the trough.

With these objects in view, and more especially to the end of making those portions of the carline which connect said seat- COSTELLO,

members with the trough strong enough to successfully withstand any stress or strain to which a car-roof-frame is generally subjected, this invention consists in such peculiarities in the contour of said portions of the carline as are hereinafter described in this specification, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. l

- In said drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan of a carline embodying 4my invention and consisting of a single vlongitudinally and from shows the carline applied to the side plates of car-roof-frame. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken along the line 2*2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan showing a portion of Fig. 1 on a larger scale than Fig. 1. Fig. l is a vertical longitudinal section taken along the line Jl-*4, Fig 3. Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section taken along the line 5-5, Fig. 4;, looking outwardly. Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse section taken along the line 66, Fig. 4L, looking outwardly. Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse section taken along 'the line 7&7, Fig. 4l, looking outwardly. Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are drawn on a larger scale than Figs. l and 2.

eferring to said drawings, A indicates two laterally spaced substantially horizontal and substantially arallel wooden side plates of a car-roo '-fralne, and said side plates are adapted to be tied together and braced apart by any suitable number of carlines embodying my invention, and are shown as connected together by one of said carlines.

My improved carline comprises a body B which is in the form of a trough shown in Figs. 1 and 2 as extending transversely of t e space between the side plates A and terminating a suitable distance inwardly from the inner side of each side plate. The carline body or trough B is provided at the top and externally with two laterally and v outwardly projecting flanges arranged at opposite sides respectivelyof and extendin end to end of the trough. Said trough has its bottom sloping' upwardly, as at 10, along each end-portion of the trough toward the adjacent extremity of the trough and has said endportion reduced in depth and width toward said extremity.

My improved carline comprises two substantially horizontal seat-members 12 formed at opposite ends respectively of the carline and shown resting on the top of the adjacent side plate A and having a downwardly projecting outer vange 18 shown overlapping the outer side of said side plate and con-Y nectin and rigid with two vertically arrange abutment members 14 spaced transversely of the carline and shown overlapping and abutting laterally against the inner side of said slde plate. The side plates are shown somewhat cut away at the top, as

at a, for the Seat-members 12 of the carline. 110i and has a top 15 which section and two downwardly diverging sides- `bers 14 and connected that theI adjacent The body or trough of my improved carline terminates at each end thereof in a neck which is inverted-U-shaped in cross-section is arched in cross- 16 and connects the trough with the adja- Gent Seat-member 12 and with the adjacent abutment-members 14 which it will be observed are arranged at the outer end of said neck at opposite .sides respectively of said .neck and extend laterally of and outwardly from said neck.

Each flange has its inner portion arched in cross section, as at 17, along the end portions of the trough and has its outer portion depressed, as at 18, along said end-portions of the trough and connected with the adjacent abutment-'members 14 at the bottoms of said abutment-members.

The neck formed as hereinbefore stated between each end of the trough and the adjacent seat-member 12 hasits top 15 connecting said seat-member with theadjacent arched portions 17 of the flanges I) of the body or trough B and has its downwardly diverging sides 16 connected from top to bottom with the adjacent abutment-memat the bottom with the adjacent depressed portions 18 of Said flanges, and adjacent arched portions v17 of said flanges converge at the adjacent end of the trough, as shown. more clearly in Fig. 3, toward and terminate in the adjacent neck. Each side plate and the engaging flange 13 and lthe adjacent abutment-member of the carline are shown secured together by suitably applied bolts D and nuts d.

It will be observed that each neck 15 of the carline materially reinforces the adjacent abutment-members 14, that said necks coperate with the adjacent depressed portions 18 of the flanges b of the body or trough B in adequately bracing said abutment-members, and arched portions of said flanges and the convergence and termination of said arched portions in said neck materially reinforce said neck.

What I claim is 1. In a metal carline, a body which is in the forni of a trough provided at thetop and externally with two laterally and outwardly projecting flanges arranged at opposite sides respectively and extending from end to end of the trough and having its bottom lalong each end-portion of the trough sloping upwardly toward the adjacent extremity of the trough, two seat-members formed at opposite ends respectively' of the carline and arranged to rest, onthe side plates of a carroof-frame, a neck between each seat-member and the adjacent end of the trough, and abutment-members for the inner sides of said side plates, said abutment-members extending laterally of and outwardly from the necks, each of the aforesaid flanges having the forni of a trough providedat the top and externally with two laterally and outwardly projecting flanges arranged at opposite sides respectively and extendinlongitudnally of thetrough and halving its ottoni along each end-portion of the trough sloping upwardly toward the adjacent extremity of the trough and having said end-portion reduced in depth and width toward said extremity, two seat-members formed at opposite ends respectively of the carline and arranged to rest on the side plates of a car-roof-frame, a neck between each seat-member and the adjacent end of the trough, and abutment-'members for the inner sides of said side plates, said abutment-members j extending laterally of and outwardly from the necks, each of the aforesaid flanges having its outer portions depressed along the end-portions of the trough, and each neck connecting the adjacent seat-member with the adjacent inner portions of said flanges and also connecting the adjacent abutment-members with the adjacent depressed portions of said flanges.

3. In a metal carline, a body which is in the form of a trough provided. at the top and externally with two laterally and outwardly projecting flanges arranged at opposite sides respectively and. extending longitudinally of the trough, two seat-members formed at.

' ing its outer portions depressed along the end-portions of the trough,- and each neck having a top and sides and having said top connecting the adjacent seat-member with the adjacent inner portions of said flanges and having its sides diverging downwardly and connecting with the adjacent abutmentmembers and with the adjacent depressed portions of said flanges.l

4. In a metal carline, abody which is in the form of a trough provided vat the 'top and externallywith two laterally and out-l wardly projecting flanges arranged at opposlte sides respectively and extending longitudinally of the trough, two seat-members sides connecting with the adjaformed at opposite ends respectively of the carline and arranged to rest on the side plates of aV car-roof-frame, a neck between llO . ment-members extending insignia each seat-member and the adjacent, end-of the trough, and abutment-members for the inner 4sides of said side plates, said abutlaterally of and outwardly from the necks, each of the aforesaid flanges having its inner portion arched in cross-section along the end-portions of the trough and having its outer portions depressed along said end-portions of the trough, and each neck having a ,top and sides and having said top connecting the adjacent seat-member with the adjacent arched portions of said flanges and having its sides connecting with the adjacent abutment-members and with the adjacent depressed portions of said flanges.

5. In a metal carline, a body provided at the top and externally with ltwo laterally and outwardly projecting anges arranged at opposite sides respectively and longitudinally of the body, two seat-members formed `at opposite ends respectively of the carline and arranged to rest on the side plates of a car-roof-frame, a neck between each seat-member and the adjacent end of the aforesaid body, and abutment-members for the inner sides of said side plates, said abutment-members extending laterally of and outwardly from the necks, each of the aforesaid flanges having its inner portion arched in cross-section along the end-portions o'f said body andhaving its outer portions depressed along said end-portions, each neck connecting the adjacent seat-member with the adjacent arched portions of saidflanges and connecting the adjacent abutment-members with the adjacent depressed lportions of said flanges, and adjacent arched portions of said flanges'converging at the adjacent end of the body toward and terminating in the adjacent neck.

6. In a metal carline, a body provided at the top and externally with two laterally and outwardly projecting flanges arranged at opposite sides respectively and extending longitudinally of the body, two seat-members formed at opposite ends respectively of the carline and arranged to res't on the side plates of a car-roof-frame, a neck between each seat-member and the adjacent end of the aforesaid body, and two abut- -inent-rnembers arranged at the outer end of .tion along the end-portions of said body and having its outer portions depressed along said end-portions, each neck having a top and sides and having said top connecting the adjacent seat-member with the adjacent archedportions of said flanges and having its sides diverging downwardly and connecting with the adjacent abutmentmembers and with the depressed portions of said anges.

7. The combination, with two laterally spaced side plates of a car-roof-rame, of a Inetalcarline bridging the space between said side plates and comprising the following:-a body which is in 'the form of a trough and provided at the top and externally with two laterally and outwardly projecting flanges arranged at opposite sides respectively and extending longitudinally of the trough, two seat-members formed at opposite ends respectively of the carline and supported from the side plates, a neck between each seat-member and the adjacent end of the trough, and two abutment-members arranged at the outer end of said neck at the inner side of the adjacent side plate and extending laterally of and outwardly from opposite sides respectively of said neck and secured to the said side plate, each of the aforesaid flanges lhaving its outer por tions depressed along the end-portions of the trough, each neck connecting the adjacent seat-member with the adjacent inner portions of said flanges and connecting with thev adjacent abutment-members and with the adjacent depressed portion of said Hanges. A

ln testimonywhereof, l sign the foregoing specication, in the presence of two witnesses. j

JOSEPH A. CUSTELLU. Witnesses:

CASPER J. Donna, B.. C. Brown. 

